Lady&#39;s undergarment



Apr-i123, 1929. H. D. ROSE I 1,710,460

' LADis UNDERGABMENT Filed June 8, 1927 2 Sheets Sheet l ATTORNEYS April23, 1929. I H. p. ROSE 1,716,460

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HAROLD D. ROSE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO MODEL BRASSIERE 00.,

OF NEW YORK,-N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

LADYS UNDERGARMENT.

hpplication filed June 8, 1927. Serial No. 197,286.

The invention relates to undergarments and more particularly to ladiesundergarments of the confining type such as brassieres, corsetbrassieres, girdles and the like, and has forits object to provide suchan undergarment of novel and distinctive structure and characteristics.The invention contemplates particularly the provision-of an under armentof the indicated class which acts to atten the human diaphragm, supportsand restrains the abdomen by means of specially designed and locatedelastic gussets located along the topand bottom of an internal belt,controls the waistline and avoids the usual unsightly. bulging of thebody, and confines surplus flesh of the lower figure without interferingwith the freedom of movement of the wearer. The inventioncontemplatesfurther a garment. of the indicated class which gives to the bust thedesired natural contour and corrects flatness and bulkiness at theindicated parts of the body. Other objects will appear from thedescription hereinafter and the features of novelty will be pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which out defining its limits, Fig. 1 isan inside face view of a confining garment embodying the novel features;Fig. 2 is an exterior view illustrating the garment as it appears whenbeing worn, and Fig. 3 is an interior side view of the garment.

. The garment itself comprises a main outer section which, in all cases,is constructed in accordance with the particular purpose for which thegarment is designed and the class of confining'undergarments to whichsaid garment relates; in the illustrated example the main section isof-the corset brassiere type and consists of a front portion 10 and arear portion 11, both portions being permanently connected at one endand at their opposite ends being provided with cooperating fasteningdevices such as hooks and eyes 12 whereby the garment is removablyfastened in place upon the wearer. Theis being worn. The belt consistsof a major section 14 and a minor sect1on15, each having one end securedin the garment, prefer-' ably in the rear portion 11 of the outer sec-Fig. 1. Upon opposite sides of said upward projection 18 the beltsection 14 is provided with inserted elastic gussets 19 of downwardlytapering form and terminating at intermediate points of said beltsection 14. The latter is further provided with additional elasticgussets 20 projecting upwardly from the lower edge thereof andterminating at a distance from the apices of the gussets 19. The gussets20 are located in approximate registry with the gussets 19 and convergeupwardly toward their upper edges which preferabl are out along in--clined lines 21 as illustrated in Fig. 1. The belt sections Hand '15 mayfurther each be provided with elastic inserts 22 extending verticallyacross said belt sections throughin registry with the projecting portion18 and additional bones 24 may be located in said belt section 14 uponopposite sides of the bones 23 if desired.

The garment is worn in the customary manner and the belt sections aresecured in place about the body of the wearer by connecting thefastening devices 16 with each other, after, which the-fastening devices12 may be connected together to fasten the outer main section of thegarment in place. When in position upon the person, the upwardprojection 18 of the internal belt'ex-,.

tends between the busts of the wearer with the curved upper edge 17 ofthe belt section 14 lying below the same as will be clear from theillustration in Fig. 2. The action of the gussets 19 and 20 is such thatthe belt will be comfortably anchored close to the body and maintain thediaphragm in a flattened condition at all times regardless of whetherthe wearer assumes sitting or standing positions. The gussets 19 and 20are specially designed to act as sup orts and to restrain the abdomenwithout discomfort to the wearer. The garment furthermore controls thewaistline perfectly and does away with customary unsightly bulges whichare ofttimes present with existing garments. The novel confining garmentfurthermore acts upon the thighs and confines any surplus flesh of thelower figure while at the same time permitting absolute freedom ofmovement. In addition, the garment gives a middle contour to the bustsand corrects unstylishness and undesirable flatness .or

. bulkiness.

While the invention is illustrated and described with respect to aconfining garment of the corset brassiere type, it is to be understoodthat it may be used with equal efficiency in connection with confininggarments of other types such brassieres, girdles and the like.

Various changes in the specific form shown and vdescribed may be madewithin the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

I claim:

1. In a confining garment of the kind described, the combination of amain outer section adapted to be detachably secured upon the wearer, abelt located upon the inside of said main section and arranged tosurround the human body interiorly of said main section, said beltcomprising a major section and a minor section, each having one endsecured to the outer section, a single set of fas tening devices fordetachably fastening said belt in place about the human body, the niajorbelt section being provided with an up-] ward projection extendingbetween the busts and having its upper edge curved in oppositedirections from said projection, a pair of V-shaped elastic gussets insaid major belt section projecting downwardly from the upper edgethereof at opposite sides of said upward projection at pointsequidistant therefrom and having their apices located at intermediatepoints of said main section, and

a pair of additional elastic gussets in said major belt sectionconverging "u wardly from the lower edge thereof and having their upperedges at a distance from the apices of said V-shaped gussets, the saidupper'inner edges diverging upwardly and away from the vertical centerline of said major belt section.

"2. In a confining garment of the kind described, the combination of amain outer section adapted to be detachably secured upon the wearer, abelt located upon the inside of said main section and arranged tosurround the human body interiorly of said main section, said beltcomprising a major section and a IIllIlOI' section, said sections havingone end secured to the outer section, a single set of fastening devicesfor detachably fastening said belt in place about the human body, themajor belt section being provided with an upward projection extendingbetween the busts and having its upper edge curved in oppositedirections from said projection, a pair of V-shaped elastic gussets insaidmajor belt section projecting downwardly from the upper edge thereofat opposite sides of said upward projection. at

points equidistant therefrom and having HAROLD D. ROSE.

